Poetry, but not as we know it!

Sep 30, 2019Keith's Ramblings

I’d love to write some poems,

poems of my own.

Ones which people love to read,

so I’d become well known.

I sit with pen and pad in hand,

the words just fail to flow.

I scratch my head and bite my nails,

a poem just won’t grow.

The other day a line appeared

inside my fuzzy head.

But could I find some words to rhyme?

I wrote some prose instead.

zzzzzzzzzzz

If they can do it why can’t I?

It’s not for want of trying.

My friends can do it, it’s not fair.

Sometimes I feel like crying.

I really need to practice,

invest a bit of time.

And try my very very best

to find some words wot rhyme.

poem2

That didn’t help, at least I tried

I don’t know what to do.

But wait a minute, something stirred,

A feeling that’s quite new!

Here goes

poem3

Oh poo!

I guess I’ll never make the grade

I’ll never be a bard.

Poetry is not my thing,

it’s far too bloody hard!

nothing rhymes with silver…or month or orange or purple or pint or wolf……..

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Sadje Sep 30, 2019 / 18:55

Then write free verse! 😉

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- Keith's Ramblings Oct 1, 2019 / 09:08
  
  That’s an idea! This was of course written in jest, I actually have a separate poetry blog – No Rhyme or Reason
  
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  - Sadje Oct 1, 2019 / 10:42
    
    I will check it out too.
    
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isaiah46ministries Sep 30, 2019 / 19:05

Well done! I enjoyed reading it.

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- Keith's Ramblings Oct 1, 2019 / 09:17
  
  I might have another go then! Thank you
  
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Christine Goodnough Sep 30, 2019 / 19:51

Um, yes, you’re probably right. You should be happy, though — after all, not everybody gets to be right. 😉

And by the way, slupr’ll
nicely rhyme with purple

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- Christine Goodnough Sep 30, 2019 / 19:52
  
  Whoops. Typo … supposed to be slurp’ll…!
  I can be a poet, but I failed miserably at being a secretary.
  
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- Keith's Ramblings Oct 1, 2019 / 09:21
  
  You’ve just taught me a new word! I’m sure it will come in very useful! By the way, I do write poetry sometimes and it’s over at –
  
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pensitivity101 Sep 30, 2019 / 22:19

Funny Keith.
A few ideas: You can get close to purple with Turtle, white with pint, deliver for silver at a push, grunt with month, arrange could go with orange: depends on your context I suppose (and I cheat a lot LOL)

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- Keith's Ramblings Oct 1, 2019 / 09:24
  
  There is an expression for words that almost rhyme, but I can’t remember it! – or what it rhymes with!
  
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  - pensitivity101 Oct 1, 2019 / 09:34
    
    hahahaha!
    
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messymimi's meanderings Oct 1, 2019 / 00:20

It’s okay, write the poems you want to read, and don’t worry about anyone else!

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- Keith's Ramblings Oct 1, 2019 / 09:26
  
  Absolutely, and I do sometimes- over at one of my other blogs – No Rhyme or Reason
  
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